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A THRILLING HOLIDAY ADVENTURE IS JUST A SLEIGH RIDE AWAY WHEN TIFFANI THIESSEN, JOSH HOPKINS, BAILEE MADISON AND MAX CHARLES STAR WITH SIX-TIME GOLDEN GLOBE® AND EMMY® NOMINEE ROBERT WAGNER AND GOLDEN GLOBE® NOMINEE JILL ST. JOHN IN ‘NORTHPOLE,’ A HALLMARK CHANNEL ORIGINAL HOLIDAY MOVIE WORLD PREMIERE NOVEMBER 15

Part of Hallmark Channel’s COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS, The #1 Most Treasured Holiday Destination by Television Viewers; With Special Musical Appearance by ‘American Idol’ Champion Candice Glover

TIFFANI THIESSEN, JOSH HOPKINS, BAILEE MADISON & MAX CHARLES IN ‘NORTHPOLE,’ NOVEMBER 15

A magical holiday escape awaits as Tiffani Thiessen (“Beverly Hills, 90210”), Josh Hopkins (“”), Bailee Madison (“Trophy Wife,” “Pete’s Christmas”) and Max Charles (“Mr. Peabody & Sherman”) star in “Northpole,” a Hallmark Channel Original Holiday Movie World Premiere, Saturday, November 15 (8 p.m. ET/PT, 7C). The film also stars six-time Golden Globe® and Emmy® nominated actor Robert Wagner (“Hart to Hart”) and Emmy® nominee Jill St. John (“Diamonds Are Forever”) as Santa and Mrs. Claus, with a special musical appearance by “American Idol” champion, Candice Glover. As the first full-length, two-hour original holiday movie that Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Cards, Inc. have created together, “Northpole” is a holiday adventure never seen before on the network, taking viewers right into the magical world of Santa’s wonderfully enchanting hometown. “Northpole” follows the charming tale of a reporter who, with the help of her son, his teacher and a clever young elf, attempts to recapture the happiness of the holiday season to save Christmas after the world has begun to lose faith. “Northpole” is part of Hallmark Channel’s annual COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS, the #1 most treasured holiday destination by television viewers.

“Hallmark Channel’s collaboration with its parent company, Hallmark Cards, Inc., will bring viewers a spectacular holiday movie that gives them an exclusive look inside the Northpole, as never seen before,” said Michelle Vicary, Executive Vice President of Programming, Crown Media Family Networks. “No other network does Christmas like Hallmark Channel and it is fitting that only this network can truly immerse viewers into the holiday magic and show them a behind-the-scenes look at the city that is Christmas. ‘Northpole’ will captivate the warmth, love and inspiration of the holiday season and become the annual must-see holiday movie of the year.”

Santa (Wagner) and Mrs. Claus’ (St. John) magical home, Northpole, has grown into a vast city powered by the magic of holiday happiness around the world. Yet the city is in trouble, as people everywhere are too busy to enjoy festive time together. One of these stressed- out souls is Chelsea (Thiessen), a single mom who is trying to get noticed at her new reporting job while helping her ten-year-old son Kevin (Charles) adjust to a new school. When he starts talking about real elves and actual sleigh rides, she worries that his imagination has gotten out of control. With a little added help from Kevin’s charming teacher Ryan (Hopkins), a mysterious elf, Clementine (Madison), and a gospel singer named Josephine (Glover), Chelsea may learn that even chasing down the facts can lead to holiday magic.

“Northpole” is a Muse Entertainment production in association with Crown Media Productions. Executive Producers are Joel S. Rice and Michael Prupas. Irene Litinsky is producer. Douglas Barr directs from a script by Gregg Rossen & Brian Sawyer.

ABOUT HALLMARK CHANNEL

Hallmark Channel, owned and operated by Crown Media Holdings, Inc., is a 24-hour basic cable network that provides a diverse slate of high-quality entertainment programming available in high definition (HD) and standard definition (SD) to a national audience of 86 million subscribers. Hallmark Channel is the nation’s leading destination for quality family programming with an ambitious slate of TV movies; original scripted series, including Cedar Cove, When Calls the Heart, and Signed, Sealed, Delivered; specials such as Kitten Bowl; as well as some of television’s most beloved sitcoms and series, including The Golden Girls, The Waltons, Little House on the Prairie, and Frasier. The channel is also home to Daytime Emmy- nominated lifestyle program, Home & Family, a daily two-hour live show shot in a fully functional house located on the Universal Studios lot. Hallmark Channel's sibling network, Hallmark Movie Channel, available in HD and SD, focuses on family-friendly movies with a mix of original films, classic theatrical releases, and presentations from the acclaimed Hallmark Hall of Fame library.

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ABOUT MUSE ENTERTAINMENT

Muse Entertainment is a leading film and television production company known for its well-crafted and high-quality productions. Since its founding in 1998, Muse has produced, co- produced or provided production services on more than 170 TV movies and mini- series, television series and feature films and has won over 100 awards and garnered over 300 award nominations! Muse Entertainment’s most recent television series are Signed, Sealed, Delivered; Played; Bomb Girls (Seasons I, II); Bounty Hunters and Being Human (Seasons 1, II, III, IV). In 2011, its topical, 8-hr. historical drama, The Kennedys, earned 10 Emmy Award nominations. Its Pillars of the Earth also won an Emmy and many other awards. Muse’s other award-winning programs are Cyberbully, Durham County (Seasons I, II, III), Ben Hur, The Last Templar, Impact, Human Trafficking, Answered by Fire, This is Wonderland and Tales from the Never Ending Story. The company’s head office and its Quebec production centre are in Montreal. Muse also maintains development and production operations in Toronto, Vancouver and Los Angeles. For more information please visit www.muse.ca

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